Shaking my head is easily the best acronym I can use to describe what happened in tonight's Survivor. Well, aside from Holly of course. I gained a tremendous amount of respect for her in this episode and I would not be at all surprised if she is in the top 3 for the player of the season along with Jane and Fabio.
But now onto what has made me shake my head in disgust: the matter of two players quitting. I'll start with Kelly because I'm not quite as disgusted with her, and that's really only because at least she was aware that the jury would be pissed and she felt sorry for them. But I'm disappointed that she decided to quit because Holly laid it out for her why she should stay in the game and it still wasn't enough to make her want to stay. I will say that it now makes sense as to why she was virtually invisible in the first few episodes.
But now, for NaOnka... She has officially done the impossible and moved past Russell as the most unlikeable Survivor ever. She had the nerve to pick on Kelly B simply because of her prosthetic leg, she his food from everyone, and then after saying that she'd quit, she STILL goes on the reward instead of letting the tribe have rice and a new tarp, making Holly do it instead? I have two questions for her: 1. How do you live with yourself? 2. How do you expect to be able to find a job for the rest of your life? It wouldn't surprise me at all if she is now unemployed after this episode, if she hasn't already been canned.
Oh, and keep your eyes peeled for the Life in Ponderosa video where these two arrive... It's sure to be a doozy with Marty and Brenda almost surly ripping into them like no one has before in Survivor.
Very interesting episode of Survivor this week, and it could very well end up being one that turns this season from a complete dud to perhaps a pretty interesting one. First of all Jane continues to surprise me with how strong she is going up against young muscular guys and winning physical immunity challenges. After hearing that she has done P90X, which is very impressive for a 59 year old woman considering that my best friend has tried on numerous occasions to do that and failed, maybe it'll give me some inspiration to start doing it at some point.
But anyway, enough about trivial topics... it's kinda nice to finally see these people do something smart and strategic instead of just ignoring who the power players were. While it wasn't the best result possible (which would've been Naonka being blindsided), having Brenda out isn't the worst thing to happen. And looking at the preview, maybe we'll all get our wish and finally see Nay get the boot.
Oh, and anyone who somehow knows spoilers about this... don't post them or they will be removed.
Taking a page out of the Big Bang Theory's book, the way my face looked as the tribal council votes were read went from :( as Jane started racking up votes, to :) at the end when Marty was voted out (those wondering... check the season 3 premiere of BBT to see where I get that from). As you might know, Jane is the one I have picked in my Survivor pool for a chance to win some nice cash, and Marty is not likeable (although, my dad kinda influenced me to dislike him, I really didn't dislike him as much as a certain other person).
Probably the thing that made me the most perplexed was NaOnka calling herself a humanitarian. Perplexed is probably the wrong word for that... but regardless, I don't think she could be much further off... if she was then she wouldn't have even been selected to be on the show I don't think due to psychological evaluations.
Looking at what happens in the next episode... I have to wonder if the camp gets washed away or burned down or something based on what I saw in the preview.
Well for only the second time in Survivor, the tribes merged at 12. And it meant that there were two idols handed out, and thankfully it was Jane and Fabio, who, IMO, are the two most likeable people in the game, that won immunity. I'd say that was the highlight of the episode, because aside from that, you had the typical annoying crap from NaOnka. The only good part you can take away from this particular stuff is that it's clear that there's no way in hell that she will win or even receive a jury vote... and apparently she has Russell's delusionalness in saying she'll get a vote from Alina.
However, it was quite disappointing that Marty lives to see another day... it's clear that his days are numbered, however the sooner he goes, the better. It does look like no one wanted to take a big risk, however, because the two that were voted for weren't part of any real alliance... and not only would blindsiding NaOnka would've been making a big move, but it would get rid of someone who is quickly reaching Russell's territory of unlikeability.
Well the streak of truly disheartening tribal council results is finally over, although we didn't appear to get exactly what we wanted. I was a bit surprised that instead of just taking out Marty, they decided to spare him for making a blunder rather close to as bad as the one JT made last season. However, I guess in doing so, Sash shows that he actually does have a decent social game, as opposed to Russell.
Thankfully it wasn't Jane that went home, which means my work Survivor pool selection is still intact. But with the merge coming, it could perhaps make things very interesting... unless everyone just decides to take out Naonka for being selfish, something I'm sure everyone wants to see happen.
God damn, once again tribal council results that just piss me off. Looked like Marty was gonna go when he didn't play the idol, which would've made perfect sense for the younger people to do. But no, they were so damn concerned over Kelly B getting a sympathy vote, despite her not being part of a majority alliance, that they felt it made more sense to get rid of her instead of getting rid of a crafty bastard who had the HII. I didn't think it would get any worse after Tyrone got eliminated, but the streak of not seeing the person I want to see go home continues, dating back to when Ben was voted out of Samoa, especially when Espada decides to keep a useless tit around.
Suddenly this season of Survivor is becoming very, very frustrating, as now it means that the two people I was rooting for the most initially are done, and the ones that I don't like are still around. The only saving grace right now is the fact that my Survivor pool pick, Jane, is still around and looks like she could possibly go far. Knowing my luck, however, it could mean her being gone next X(
